Re: new virus

Len Ruth (lruth@SINCLAIR.EDU)
Mon, 8 Apr 1996 08:18:25 +0000

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> I have received an urgent message that I want passed on to members of the
> list. There is a new, very destructive, virus being passed thru the file
> PKZIP300.ZIP. Do Not download or decompress. It will wipe out you HD and
> modems operating at 14.4 or above. There is no recontruction program for
> this virus as yet. Again, do not use this file.
> linda.
>

I don't think it is technically a virus. From what I have heard it
does not replicate itself. It is a Trojan horse program. It
pretends to be PKZIP, but in reality is a program that will wipe
clean your hard drive. The latest PKZIP is 2.something (2.04?).
Len Ruth
lruth@erinet.com
lruth@sinclair.edu
http://www.erinet.com/lruth/index.html

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